Stories About Your Favorite Halloween Candy

The top 10 candies weren’t surprising, but the breakdown of the favorites by state offered some interesting results. For instance, Ohio’s favorite Halloween candy is Blow Pops. In Montana, it’s Dubble Bubble Gum; Georgia’s fav is Swedish Fish and Lemonheads for Louisiana. But none of these four candies made the top 10 for the nation. Here are those list toppers in order of popularity, least first, with morsels of their sweet-and not-so-sweet -origins mixed in.
#halloween #candy #weirdhistoryfood

[@mike1975a]

Everybody knows that Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were invented when a chocolate truck and a peanut butter truck collided with each other. Let's honour the memory of those brave first responders.

[@kallen868]

😂

[@davidcwajgenberg6185]

Yes on family guy ha ha

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Facts right here

[@herbaldragon7646]

Facts!

[@JC-ks3yk]

The star on the wrapper getting you a free Tootsie Roll may not have been a real thing but a local corner store would honor it when kids came in and asked as he knew that we'd then proceed to lay out some "allowance" for other treats as well. This was back when Tootsie Rolls cost a few pennies or a nickel for two, BTW.

[@skippermatt7939]

Wilbur is still around and well known to the people of Pennsylvania. The individually labeled Wilbur Chocolate candies are really just for promotional purposes, the real focus of the company is bulk orders of ingredient products for Cargill. BUT Wilbur Buds are still produced using the old recipe and remain far superior to Hershey Kisses (the dark chocolate ones are amazing) Source: I used to work for the company in Lititz PA

[@annwethenorth]

Agreed. She did very little research.

[@MSmithNYC]

I grew up in Hershey so I have to be partial, but I have to say Wilbur Buds still hold a close place in my heart. My parents always loved going to Litiz to their arts and craft fairs and we would always stop by the factory as kids.

[@projectgraham414]

Yup, growing up in central PA, I was definitely familiar with Wilbur Buds, and while I love Hershey Kisses, they're totally superior

[@SupermarketSweep777]

PA resident here. I miss their chocolate Bingo boards and the museum. Also speaking of 100+ year old PA chocolate makers, shoutout to Wolfgang.

[@projectgraham414]

@@SupermarketSweep777 oh damn, I completely forgot about Wolfgang!

[@lilhoneydip2327]

You should do weird history on the flavor of blue raspberry

[@sgvincent100]

I visited the Hershey’s factory in Oakdale CA with my mother in law decades ago. The tour guide said the employees are free to eat as much chocolate as they like while on shift. Apparently after about two weeks, they stop.

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Yes that true. Honestly it applies to all candy stores in general. I used to run a candy store where we made our own sweets and we’d let our employees eat whatever they wanted. Doesn’t take long before you get sick of it

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

@M0onlightNymph well it was mainly because we wanted our employees to give honest opinions/recommendations to customers on what Candy they liked. But yeah I guess it reduces theft. The only real problem was when some employees would try to take a boat load of sweets home for a friend or as a bday gift for someone etc.

[@pasqualinamichelaconsiglio9391]

Timestamp: Candy Corn: 0:35 Tootsie Pop: 1:38 Snickers: 3:57 Hershey's Kisses 5:04 Sour Patch Kids: 7:07 Hot Tamales: 8:43 M&M's: 10:14 Skittles: 12:01 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 13:04 Favourite line: "M&M's, melts in your mouth. Not in your hands." "While that slogan may sound cute and somewhat, dirty... "

[@MrIrrationalSmith]

13:35 is the most important timestamp.

[@maenad1231]

Thank you for actually acknowledging that candy corn truly is a “favorite” candy among enough people to justify its inclusion in this video

[@saltydog7038]

To me hating candy corn is a very internet culture thing. It's only the past few years I've ever heard anything bad about it and now that's all you hear about it. I've always thought of it as more a decorative thing than a candy people seek out but I never remember anybody saying it was gross either.

[@maenad1231]

@@saltydog7038 Same! I’ve always known a few people who weren’t big fans of candy corn compared to all the other treats they get on/near Halloween but the I feel like the intense candy corn hatred & slander came out of left field. I always liked candy corn. Sure, it’s not engineered to be exceptionally hyperpalatable like more modern candies and has non-distinct old-fashion flavor but I always enjoyed it anyway. It’s a nice “palate cleanser” between all the chocolate i eat on Halloween and the season isn’t the same without them to me

[@terrigaines1812]

Both of my sons love it. I, however, can't stand it.

[@IamSnowbird]

Wilbur Buds are still being made in Lititz, PA. They were a special treat when I was a kid. They are so much better than Kisses.

[@anjolimartorell4107]

Yes Wilbur Chocolate is so divine. Hershey milk chocolate is too sweet for me.

[@3frenchhens818]

You can still find Wilbur Buds. The Vermont Country Store sells them. Until this video I didn't know what the heck they were.

[@KaneshaDi]

My favorites are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (of course) and I love Snickers.

[@markriffey8899]

I love hot tamales and sour patch kids, but Reese’s and Twix really put me in the holiday spirit.

[@greywater3186]

Currently eating from a 1.8 pound bag of Hot tamales 😂

[@jamesmoss3424]

My grandmother always gave out candy corn on Halloween 🎃. 😀👍🎃

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I used to take the starred tootsie pop wrappers in to the convenience store and got a free pop......at least for a while. I think I was still able to do this after I was an adult (I graduated high school in 1988), I just don't remember what year the promotion stopped.

[@annasahlstrom6109]

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are my ultimate favorite.

[@chromicapop4595]

Last term before graduating at college I stashed a bunch in my dorm room and would add them to cinnamon oatmeal at night..slept fine😂

[@KaneshaDi]

Same Here!

[@deadpoet4]

Une summer when I was a kid and reeeeally bored, I counted the licks. It took 376 to reach the tootsie roll. Too remove the rest of he hard candy shell would have taken many more, so I believe the 2000 lick figure was based on complete removal. Once I reached the roll, I considered my job complete, crunched the rest, and moved on with the rest of my summer. 😉

[@erin.isawesome]

If you're from Central Pennsylvania you definitely know what a Wilbur bud is

[@PAZO2FAN]

I was just about to say the same thing

[@talanigreywolf7110]

Back in the 60's, we were able to turn in the wrapper with the star for another Tootsie pop.

[@greywater3186]

Candy corn with salted peanuts is the bee’s knees! I can’t believe other people know about this!

[@ALWilde-LibertyTree]

3:20 when I was a kid at the Texaco down the street the old guy who ran it would give ya a free tootsie pop if you got a shooting star wrapper, man I miss those days when you did get scared on Halloween you got a mix of homemade treats and store bought when some smart aliks would actually say TRICK when you'd say trick or treat

[@greywater3186]

We used to go trick or treating in my grandparent’s neighborhood, where my mom was raised. Almost all of the people were the same from when she was a child. When we got back, we’d have homemade treats like popcorn balls. Mom would then ask who gave them to us. If we answered correctly we could keep them. I’m actually tearing up thinking about not only those memories, but the loss society has experienced in such a short amount of time.

[@ALWilde-LibertyTree]

@@greywater3186 me as well almost the same story it is sad but that's why people who feel the way we do should do something to help change it I hand out full size candy bars to the kids and offer hot cider or coco to the parents in an attempt to make Halloween better we have kids who no longer live in the neighborhood who insist their parents drive across town to see us on Halloween and remembers us out and about so it has worked to an extent to restore a sense of community

[@greywater3186]

@@ALWilde-LibertyTree We give out full size as well! I really like the cocoa / cider idea.

[@nicobambino191]

As a PA native, I grew up with Wilbur Buds

[@RKusmie64]

A lot of comments about the narrator. Geez, can't the guy have a break once in awhile? I mean, yeah, ok, I did double check what channel I was watching, but she does fine and it didn't deter my interest in the topic as much as an AI narrator. Very interesting video and I learned a lot about the origins of the candy I've enjoyed throughout my life. 👍

[@JonahIronstone]

Three Musketeers bars were my favourite as a kid. Just between you, me, and the internet, however, I have a soft spot for those rock-hard molasses toffees in Generic Halloween Paper wrappers. They're terrible, but somehow taste like nostalgia. Picking a favourite candy is a bit like trying to pick a favourite book-- you've got to narrow that down by genre. Favourite hard candy? Favourite gummies? Favourite chocolate?

[@DRGradybooks]

Wilbur Buds are better than Hershey Kisses. If you visit Lititz, PA, you can probably try them there.

[@gorewings4-20]

That owl gets more licks outta the Tootsie Pop than me.

[@johnandrewmayne]

Reeses cups and Hersheys miniatures we're the best on Halloween. They only accounted for %10 of your bag but you'll never forget it.

[@btetschner]

A+ video! It is interesting how bulletproof these candies are, no one really wants to get rid of M&Ms or Snickers.

[@serveauxproductions]

For the Tootsiepop, my research showed between 2000 to 2300 licks, not using a machine. As far as Wilbur buds, as others stated, if you live in PA they're pretty common.

[@adcamper92]

Big fan of the Twix bar or maybe a cookies and cream Hershey’s myself. But can we all agree as far as the best Reese’s goes, The Easter eggs are perfect!

[@nadas9395]

Hershey's Cookie & Cream is an underrated candy bar for sure

[@NewMessage]

"One piece per kid." That's a suggestion, not a rule... right?

[@chromicapop4595]

Then there's the time I got vegan sustainable chocolate bites one year in my pail, that was weird as hell then dad grabbed it real quick(he's lactose intolerant)😅

[@asahearts1]

I'm sure that's the reason they built licking machines. Totally. The "indian and the star" thing was honored at our local shop when I was growing up.

[@JG-hi7nn]

We would get a free tootsie pop for turning in a star wrapper at the corner store when I was young.

[@darthjarjar5309]

The linking machine tests are silly and unscientific considering how moist the fake tongue is, room temperature, humidity, lighting etc. that can alter results. Such a waste of grants.

[@nadas9395]

Same here. The corner store would give us freebies if we got an Indian and a star wrapper

[@myopinion9259]

Growing up in the early 80's in Iowa, i remember getting a free tootsie pop at a store if we turned in a Indian with a star wrapper.

[@paulyiustravelogue]

Snickers are indeed so filling and satisfying, I love them… candy corn on the other hand, not so much 😂

[@p.pinchelette2909]

People who give out candy corn during Halloween should be pilloried on the nearest town square.

[@ebogar42]

9 billion pieces of candy corn produced. 9 million pieces thrown in the trash after Halloween. 😂

[@PeterGarthStory]

Wilbur buds are my wife's favorite chocolate. The Wilbur factory is still running, where they have an attached store and museum. You can even watch the chocolate being made! We have had our fill of Wilbur Buds and Kisses, and in our opinion Buds taste far better then Kisses, and are well worth the slightly higher cost. Definitely an overstatement to say nobody has heard of Wilbur Buds!

[@trustytrest]

Like they said, someone lying to try to impress you.

[@skippermatt7939]

I used to work for Wilbur Chocolate! They don't make a lot of individual candy, they mostly make mixes for Cargill International, but the Buds are still amazing and way better than Kisses. (Especially the dark chocolate ones)

[@wandamontgomery6030]

Where are they located?

[@PeterGarthStory]

@@wandamontgomery6030 Lititz, PA, which is pretty close to Lancaster.

[@Bflorio12]

Dark chocolate (semi-sweet) Wilbur Buds are my favorite candy. I actually traveled to Lititz, PA earlier in the summer to buy them from the factory store since my local shop stopped carrying them. They are still around and they are fantastic.

[@coryswanson2247]

That 5% for $25 million means that Hershey valued them around $500 million in 1956 or $5 trillion in 2022

[@flow6156]

Narrator is just fine, no disrespect, i just like that narrator guy. he makes half the fun of these greatly produced videos for me. anways, nothing but love for this channel

[@williamdc3104]

Yup, he makes these fun to listen to, she makes these boring, like a dry documentary.

[@anglinacres]

I agree

[@mythodica]

Great way to put it.

[@panthercat38]

Same.

[@jetcitykitty]

I've been saying this in the comments whenever our guy is absent from the video. I knew there was a lot more people than me that felt the same way. Not only is he a defining feature of the channel he has that magical ability to say silly things with an air of seriousness and professionalism it reminds me of Leslie Nielsen

[@MadWritter]

I just can't get enough of M&Ms.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Which type of M&M is your favorite? Mine is peanut M&M's.

[@MadWritter]

@@jenniferhansen3622 milk chocalate

[@jenniferhansen3622]

@@MadWritter those are always good!

[@OhSoNasty]

History of Lasagna?

[@clintdempseyisgoat8829]

Love me some lasagna 😍 ❤️ 💙 💜 💖 💗 💘

[@mrs.g.9816]

Halloween candy sold in stores today seems a lot less varied today than in the 1960's. I remember peanut butter taffy wrapped in black and orange wax paper, and (gone forever) those black and orange pea-sized balls in square cellophane packets. The black ones were licorice, and the orange ones were orange-flavored. I also liked Red-Hots and Boston Baked Beans, and people actually used to hand out boxes of them and full-sized candy bars, too. I hated BB Bats, and knew a boy who loved them. We gladly traded my BB Bats for his chocolate candy. My seasonal candy of choice (from what little the stores offer today) is Snickers, Baby Ruths, Pay Days, peanut butter cups, or just plain Hershey bars. Even when I was little, I found candy corn and Harvest Mello-cremes pretty to look at - but too damned sweet!

[@marchatesyou1]

when I grew up if you got a star indian wrapper you took it back to the ice cream truck or sporting event concession stand and got another free tootsie pop, saying this is just a rumor is misleading, I hope other people growing up in the 80s/90s got to enjoy this 'rumor' as well as I did.

[@wadehart123]

Sourpatch kids cereal was terrible, I really wanted them to be good😂, I saw them at the supermarket full price and 2 weeks later they were being sold at the discount bulk store for 89 cents each

[@saltydog7038]

I got mine at the dollar store and threw it out after one bowl and no it wasn't stale it was still several months away from the sell by date.

[@wadehart123]

@@saltydog7038 Basically the same thing with me, it wasn’t expired or stale, just a disgusting cereal

[@lennygaliscool]

Wilbur buds still exist though. But I think you can only find them in Pennsylvania.

[@GodBroly]

In my hometown the tootsie pop star thing was so big that my local candy store allowed anyone who brought in a star wrapper to get a free sucker but you had to blind draw it from a bucket. I got a LOT of free candy because of it lol

[@chellastation]

I do not care how old I get, eating candy and dressing up will always be fun to me. Reese cups are awesome 🍫🥜🧡

[@ryproar11]

My favorite candy as a kid was Warheads. The pain of the sour shocks your mind. Need to wake up? Grab a blue. 😆

[@martygould5114]

As I've gotten older and my teeth are going soft, 3 Musketeers is a safe bet.

[@genek8630]

You forgot KitKat bars. Everyone went for the KitKat bars in the bowl.

[@terrigaines1812]

When I was a kid, my favorite things to get in my grocery bag on Halloween night were Reese's Cups, Reese's Pieces, SweetTarts, Charm's Blow Pops, and 3 Musketeers.

[@Tigers_and_Tarot]

I went to buy candy today and it's ALL GONE! The shelves are covered in Christmas cards and snow globes. It's October 26 people, come on!!!

[@alle2740]

I'd love to see a video on the Planters peanuts mascot and timeline

[@ourgreatsociety4965]

Quinton Reviews has a video about Mr. Peanut.

[@theonlybilge]

@@ourgreatsociety4965 Here's the thing

[@markmcdonald6039]

Had no idea Sourpatch Kids were created in my province in Canada! 🇨🇦

[@tremorsfan]

There's an old story that the name "Kiss" came from the noise that the chocolate made as it came out of the tube.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Reese's Cups are the GOAT

[@melissacooper8724]

I remember getting lots of candy from trick or treating. My favorites are usually the fun sized chocolate candy.

[@MSmithNYC]

Best candy bar: 5th Avenue. It's kind of similar to a Butterfinger, but infinitely better.

[@RichterPhallos]

13:13 :as I munch on my Reese's Peanut Butter Bar: You're goddamn right.

[@RazHolly]

Missing the old narrator in this one. She did fine, but it feels like I clicked on a buzzfeed video or something. The guy has such a unique voice. Any way. I never heard of a Tootsie pop “willy Wonkaesque prize.” Word for word I was told “ you take the wrapper ‘to the store’ (never mentioning what store) and you get a free tootsie pop.” Lol

[@floyd2386]

I think most people heard the free Tootsie Pop version, not the Wonkaesque prize.

[@katla_phc]

Yeah and it’s something the local corner store did for me as a kid, but you had to notice the star on one bought individually and redeem asap (you couldn’t go buy a huge bag then cash in). Otherwise it was just “Indian and star wrappers are good luck “

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Ditto. I only ever heard the "free Tootsie pop" story from other kids, yet I never heard of any of them actually sending in a wrapper.

[@montyollie]

I thought I was the only person who tuned in for the narrator's voice. I love that guy.

[@pasqualinamichelaconsiglio9391]

Agree with your insight when it comes to the narrator. However, the use of Buzzfeed analogy - I, disagree. Mashed. BabbleTop. Etc,. Comes to mind in the switch of the narrator.

[@timthegem]

Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar in the next video.

[@zeusathena26]

Peanut butter cups use to be my favorite, until I became allergic to peanuts due to an autoimmune disease. They need to make a peanut free version with one of the alternative nut butters. Like the soy, or sunflower seed butters. 🙏

[@B.H.56]

Justin's makes almond butter and cashew butter cups. They're really good.

[@LiterallyCensoredDaily]

Heheheheh...you said "nut butter"..... heheheh

[@floyd2386]

Same here, except I became allergic to milk, so I keep hoping they come up with a vegan version.

[@remi5912]

Okay, but it has to be the mini Reese Cups. If its normal sized, or shaped like a pumpkin, I'm not eating it.

[@lerneanlion]

Wasn't the court supposed to take Wilbur's Buds's side since they came before Hershey's Kisses? And does this have anything to do with copyright was not being taken seriously back then?

[@4k-os]

Trademark =/= copyright

[@reanimationsinc.6880]

channel quickly became on of my favs

[@HDCalame]

Surprised you didn't bring up the classic "You've got chocolate in my peanut butter",..."You've got peanut butter in my chocolate!" commercials when you were highlighting the Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.

[@JoeJTSJoe]

That sour patch kids cereal was awesome.

[@e8ghtmileshigh1]

reduced the bar to prevent overeating...haha lol ok we'll go with that

[@rickoom3081]

Love this channel and you should do one on the doomed fast food chain Rax.

[@cookingforsingles]

Just wanted to say how much I really enjoy Weird History Food! ❤️❤️❤️ I love the main channel too but I just really dig everything having to do with food! 😂😂😂

[@mayln163]

I love Hershey’s Kisses🍫

[@leviolin9328]

HP Reese used to be a factory worker who is able to take care of 16 kids and his wife and himself. Oh my my how times have changed. I don't think that's physically possible today and who the heck has 16 kids. At most usually see 6 or 7 siblings these days. The American dream was very strong back then

[@Elephant-Fresh]

M&Ms should come in a bag mixed with skittles called M'Skittles

[@jrasquared1]

….I may or may not have done that for my wedding. I added in Reese’s pieces too. I may have gotten cursed at by more than one person.

[@CartoonHangout]

I honestly love the taste of candy corn

[@meteosurreal]

Popular quote at Rocky Horror Picture Show: "Skittles, Taste the Rainbow!!!"

[@williampalenik7306]

Snickers and peanut butter cups are my most favorite along with a few other candy bars out there.

[@nattance1]

He sounds perpetually sarcastic!

[@anitaharris9095]

With candy corn there is no middle ground. You either love it or hate it.

[@jek__]

"patch kids" is just another word for kindergarten

[@jovanweismiller7114]

My favourite Hallowe'en sweet is Rockets, known in the US as Smarties, because in Canada Smarties( the original Rowntree's sweet) is still around, tho' owned by Nestle now.

[@jocelynjaggers700]

As a kid in hawaii if we found the Indian and the star we could bring it to the store and get a free tootsie pop. Like the free soda under the caps😊 boy do i miss those days

[@trustytrest]

2:15 The idea that college grant money is EVER used for anything actually productive is the biggest joke of this video ahahaha

[@brentedwards8949]

HOW MANY LICKS ??? Now I am going to have to investigate this for myself... Wish me luck lolzzzz.

[@jessebowen1879]

In the 80s and 90s tootsie roll would send you free candy "you paid postage " if you had enough of the star wrappers..

[@kimberlyk2530]

Old candy must have sucked if candy corn was a hit

[@anniefinch6843]

That's one of my favorite Halloween candles along with the Hershey's miniatures.

[@latewizard301]

Raisin clusters sounds really appealing ngl.

[@anniefinch6843]

I remember some of these Halloween candles from unwrapped.

[@bellautopia818]

actually as a kid I would get a free Tootsie Pop from the local market if I found a shooting star

[@freesheep0]

The Tootsie roll pop star was honored at my local gas station. You would get another one.

[@krisrhood2127]

I had a neighbor who had a dog named Skittles

[@PAAP09_]

The narrator does a great job but the previous one made it more engaging. Could we get him back please? Love the channel!

[@giraffesinc.2193]

I'm 110% with you on this one!

[@spacekadebt1641]

New lady's voice is okay. Just seems like I'm watching a different show...

[@missheadbanger]

Reese's peanut butter cups, toosie pops and flavored toosie rolls have always been some of my favorite Halloween candy. US smarties are called rockets in Canada and they're my least favorite candy people hand out for Halloween. Canada has british smarties made by Nestlé, they're like m&ms but have a sweet candy shell and they're a popular Halloween candy alongside m&m's. We also have different chocolate bars, like Nestlé crunch (made by ferraro in the usa), Cadbury crunchie and Nestlé coffee crisp (sold only in Canada). Canada has better chocolate than the USA, because like European chocolate it has more cocoa and fat, making it creamier, less grainy and not as sweet compared to American chocolate. Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃👻😈 🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛️🦇🐺🍬🍫🍭🍪

[@asha_vere]

Damn, poor Wilbur. RIP dude

[@wayfarer13]

“Snickers is the number one candy sold in the entire world”. Humanity is truly doomed.

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Oh man, Reeses are by far the GREATEST, but only one candy can beat em, white chocolate Reeses.

[@anniefinch6843]

My favorite Halloween candy are Hershey's miniatures. I remember some of these sweets

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks for this! 🍬 #WeirdHistoryFood #Halloween #Candy

[@mindykanitz6255]

😳16 KID?! That's a lot of months to feed.😳

[@davidgerow]

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Yummy!!!

[@beezysbeatz4924]

Mike & Ike have been my go to for movie candy for so long now they're also my adult kids' go to for movies.